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CaliforniaTwo men are injured in San Rafael attack (San Rafael, CA):
One man was knocked unconscious and another suffered a broken arm during a pair of gang-related attacks Wednesday night in San Rafael.
Source: Marin Independent Journal
Date: October 10, 2007http://www.marinij.com/...

New JerseyNassau top cop agrees to cooperate on future raids (Nassau, NJ):
After meeting with federal immigration officials Wednesday, Nassau County's top cop agreed that his police department would work with them in future raids, nearly two weeks after saying that it wouldn't.
Source: Newsday
Date: October 10, 2007http://www.newsday.com/...

South CarolinaExpert: Gang culture in every school in county (Greenville County, SC):
Some school officials in Greenville County have been living in a state of denial while the "gang culture" has been taking root "in every school" in the district, an expert told the school board Tuesday night.
Source: The Greenville News
Date: October 10, 2007http://greenvilleonline.com/...

FloridaTreasure Coast's residents, leaders working together against gangs (Florida):
As gang-related arrests and youth violence along the Treasure Coast ease after an active summer, neighborhoods, pastors and police are banding together to try to keep youths out of trouble, end the allure of thug life and drive gang members out of the area.
Source: Press Journal
Date: October 10, 2007http://www.tcpalm.com/...

CaliforniaPolice arrest of 23 in gang sweep, capture firearms and drugs (San Diego, CA):
Police have struck a major blow against Mid-City gangs with the arrest of 23 people and the capture of firearms and drugs, authorities said Tuesday.
Source: North County Times
Date: October 9, 2007http://www.nctimes.com/...

District of ColumbiaImmigration charges used to crack down on gangs (Washington, DC):
Federal agents are using immigration violations to arrest and deport scores of gang members in cities across the USA.
Source: USA Today
Date: October 9, 2007http://www.usatoday.com/...

TexasMore than a dozen gang members indicted under RICO statutes (Dallas, TX):
Fourteen men linked to the Texas Syndicate prison gang face racketeering conspiracy charges accusing them of committing a dozen murders and attempting several others throughout Texas, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.
Source: The Houston Chronicle
Date: October 9, 2007http://www.chron.com/...

CaliforniaCity cracks down on gang members charging rent to vendors (Los Angeles, CA):
Authorities are cracking down on gang members charging "rent" to street vendors, a practice that may be thriving despite an overall decrease in crime.
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Date: October 8, 2007http://www.mercurynews.com/...

North CarolinaWestern N.C. sees upturn in gang activity (Henderson and Haywood County, NC):
Law enforcement officers say gang activity in western North Carolina isn't confined to Asheville.
Source: The Journal Gazette
Date: October 8, 2007http://www.journalgazette.net/...

MassachusettsPolice: Ashland stabbing a gang-initiation ritual (Ashland, MA):
Police say two teens arrested in a Saturday nighttime stabbing on Presidents Row were acting out the "blood-in" initiation of a violent, L.A.-based street gang when they left their victim needing 50 stitches.
Source: The MetroWest Daily News
Date: October 7, 2007http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/...

OklahomaRICO law has helped some cities curb gangs (Tulsa, OK):
The Hoover Crips were at the center of street violence in Tulsa in 2005. In March of that year, witness problems forced the dismissal of murder charges against a 21-year-old Hoover Crips member who was about to stand trial for the slaying of a rival gang member.
Source: The Wichita Eagle
Date: October 7, 2007http://www.kansas.com/...

FloridaSurge in gangs: Is more violence ahead? (Orlando, FL):
Almost 1 out of 10 of the state's documented gang members live in Central Florida. That's almost 6,000 just in Orange, Polk and Volusia counties, and they are gaining strength, sheriff's offices' records show.
Source: Orlando Sentinel
Date: October 7, 2007http://www.orlandosentinel.com/...

TexasSchools adding personnel for gang intervention (Arlington, TX):
The Arlington school district will spend $200,000 to $250,000 to hire seven new employees to coordinate gang intervention activities at the six high schools, said Steve Brown, associate superintendent of finance.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Date: October 6, 2007http://www.star-telegram.com/...

CaliforniaValley to get $1m for help fighting gangs (Fresno, CA):
The killing this summer of a Fresno woman in front of her children by an alleged gang member never should have happened, and should never be forgotten, Assembly Member Juan Arambula said Friday in announcing more state funding for gang prevention and intervention in the central Valley.
Source: Fresno Bee
Date: October 6, 2007http://www.fresnobee.com/...

CaliforniaICE raids net gang members (San Fernando Valley, CA):
In the largest operation of its kind in the San Fernando Valley, 240 federal agents on Friday rounded up 29 foreign nationals belonging to more than a dozen gangs that prey on the immigrant community, officials said.
Source: The Daily News of Los Angeles
Date: October 6, 2007http://www.dailynews.com/...

New JerseyLaurel Lake graffiti indicates gang activity (Laurel Lake, NJ):
State Police are investigating what appears to be the first signs of gang activity by the Latin Kings in Laurel Lake, Commercial Township.
Source: The Press of Atlantic City
Date: October 6, 2007http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/...

IndianaA link between immigration, gang crime? (Goshen, IN):
When members of a rival gang killed a 14-year-old Latino boy in the passenger seat of a car on a Goshen street, the people of the small, industrial city seemed to have had enough.
Source: South Bend Tribune
Date: October 5, 2007http://www.southbendtribune.com/...

IllinoisGlasgow updates book to fight gangs (Will County, IL):
Gang violence in Will County has tapered off since the record-high levels of the early 1990s, but vigilance is needed as gang activity spreads across the borders of growing towns, according to an updated gang-prevention book released this week by State's Atty. James Glasgow.
Source: Chicago Tribune
Date: October 5, 2007http://www.chicagotribune.com/...

PennsylvaniaBeverly home raided, cash and drugs seized (Beverly, PA):
A city resident described by police as a member of the Bloods street gang was charged with drug offenses Wednesday after a raid at a home on Cooper Street.
Source: Burlington County Times
Date: October 5, 2007http://www.phillyburbs.com/...

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